Dear Ishq

Indian television series

Dear Ishq (transl. Dear Love) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series that premiered on 26 January 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar.[1] It was produced by Yash A Patnaik and Mamta Patnaik under the banner Beyond Dreams Entertainment and Inspire Films.[2]

Dear Ishq
GenreDrama
Romance
Created byYash A Patnaik
Based onWrite Me A Love Story (2021)
Written byMamta Yash Patnaik
Screenplay byManoj Tripathi
Story by
  • Niranjan Iyengar
  • Jessica Khurana
Directed byAtif Khan
Creative directorMuskan Bajaj
Starring
Theme music composerReenam Jain
ComposerAnish John
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producers
  • Gaurav Banerjee
  • Dimpi Dey
  • Nilamber Majumdar
  • Namrata Roy
  • Nimai Bali
  • Amit Chandra
ProducersYash A Patnaik
Mamta Patnaik
CinematographyNidhin Valanday
Editors
  • Rakesh Lal Das
  • Santosh Patel
Running time21-31 minutes
Production companiesBeyond Dreams Entertainment
Inspire Films
Original release
NetworkDisney+ Hotstar
Release26 January 2023 (2023-01-26) –
present (present)

The series stars Sehban Azim and Niyati Fatnani.[3]

  • Sehban Azim as Abhimanyu Razdan
  • Niyati Fatnani as Asmita Roy
  • Kishwer Merchant[4] as Maya Costa
  • Puneet Tejwani as Peter Costa
  • Kunal Verma as Rizwan Khan
  • Buneet Kapoor as Shauvik Sen
  • Tanya Nisha Sharma as Shalini Vats
  • Sanjeev Seth as Raman Razdan
  • Roma Bali as Nita Razdan
  • Jyoti B Mukherji as Sharmila Roy
  • Beena Banerjee as Charulata Roy
  • Sugandh Dhindaw as Bani Kapoor
  • Shamikh Abbas as Bijoy Roy
  • Kaveri Ghosh as Bindoo Sen
  • Vikas Grover as Anirban Das
  • Sandeep Soni as Nannu, Abhimanyu's servant
  • Viyanna Dadwani as Pia Costa
  • Simran Rawal as Arya
  • Gagan Deep as Dev
  • Priya Shukla as Receptionist
  • Shiv Pathak as Peon
  • Kalpesh Rajgor as Cafe Owner
  • Brijesh Mourya as Waiter

Production

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The series was announced on Disney+ Hotstar by Beyond Dreams Entertainment and Inspire Films.[5][6] It is based on Ravinder Singh's Write Me A Love Story (2021).[7] Sehban Azim and Niyati Fatnani were signed as the lead.[3] The promo featuring the leads was released on 17 January 2023.[8][9]

Reception

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Professional reviews
Review scores
Source Rating
The Times of India[10]      

Shaheen Irani from OTT Play reviewed "the show was sharply criticized for being cliched, lack of focus, and questionable camera shots. They felt it was more in line with a typical Hindi television show than a web series."[11]

References

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  1. "'Dear Ishq' Trailer: Sehban Azim and Niyati Fatnani starrer 'Dear Ishq' Official Trailer". The Times of India.
  2. "'Dear Ishq' trailer promises dramatic romance between an author and an editor - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Sehban Azim and Niyati Fitnani come together for a new show titled Dear Ishq : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". 25 January 2023.
  4. "Kishwer Merchantt, who is part of Dear Ishq on Disney+ Hotstar, talks about the show, OTT & more".
  5. "New show 'Dear Ishq' announced by Disney + Hotstar. All details here". The Economic Times.
  6. "Disney+ Hotstar announces new show 'Dear Ishq'". 21 January 2023.
  7. "From Reading Book To Watching K-Dramas, Sehban Azim Did It All For 'Dear Ishq'".
  8. Service, Tribune News. "Disney+ Hotstar drops the trailer of Dear Ishq". Tribuneindia News Service.
  9. "A note to love: Disney+ Hotstar drops trailer of romantic drama, Dear Ishq!".
  10. "Dear Ishq Season 1 Review: Performances and gloss save this predictable love/Hate story". The Times of India.
  11. "Dear Ishq episode 1 review: Bade Acche Lagte Hai deja vu and worse".

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